Singapore human rights

The plight of Tangaraju Suppiah has attracted vocal international support, but a shift in policy from the city-state is unlikely.

M. Ravi has been barred from practicing law for five years for accusing the attorney-general of being "overzealous" in his prosecution of a death row client.

The reprieve came a day after the execution of another Malaysian man in a high-profile death row case.

A Singaporean court rejected a raft of appeals claiming that Nagaenthran K. Dharmalingam had an intellectual disability and was coerced into carrying drugs.

The hanging of Abdul Kahar Othman has raised activists' concerns of an impending “surge in execution notices.”

The statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs carried echoes of the "Asian values" debate of the 1990s.

But for those opposing the death penalty in Singapore, the decision marks just one tiny step toward abolition.

Singapore has a class of activists who have found ways to advocate within boundaries and avoid punishments.

Critics say a proposed bill is yet another assault on freedom.

A look at some of the faces in the region's new generation of change seekers.